1850s in sociology
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1852
Events- Karl MarxKarl MarxKarl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
's The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte is published.
Births
- August 23: Arnold ToynbeeArnold ToynbeeArnold Toynbee was a British economic historian also noted for his social commitment and desire to improve the living conditions of the working classes.-Biography:...
1855
Events- Søren KierkegaardSøren KierkegaardSøren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish Christian philosopher, theologian and religious author. He was a critic of idealist intellectuals and philosophers of his time, such as Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling and Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel...
's Attack Upon Christendom is published. - Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le PlayPierre Guillaume Frédéric le PlayPierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play , was a French engineer, sociologist, and economist.-Life:...
's Les Ouvriers européens is published.
1856
Events- Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le PlayPierre Guillaume Frédéric le PlayPierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play , was a French engineer, sociologist, and economist.-Life:...
founds the Société internationale des études pratiques d'économie sociale.
1857
Events- Karl MarxKarl MarxKarl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
's GrundrisseGrundrisseThe Grundrisse der Kritik der Politischen Ökonomie is a lengthy manuscript by the German philosopher Karl Marx, completed in 1858. However, as it existed primarily as a collection of unedited notes, the work remained unpublished until 1939...
is written (but not published until 1941).
1859
Events- Karl MarxKarl MarxKarl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
's A Contribution to a Critique of Political Economy is published.